[Community] Invitation to the SLREN 2016 Conference, 28-29 July 2016, Sierra Leone

[Thomas Songu]

Dear NREN Colleagues,
Greetings from the Sierra Leone REN team! I hope you will be able join us
at our 2016 Conference!

One key deliverable of our conference is to present a realistic plan and
budget to establish and develop the SLREN. I have attached the proposed
estimates for discussion with relevant stakeholders prior to the conference.

I would be grateful if colleague NRENs could kindly review and provide
candid advice from their NREN implementation experience.

With regards,

Thomas - SLREN

On 4 July 2016 at 20:24, Thomas Songu <tsongu at njala.edu.sl> wrote:

> Dear Colleagues,
> I write on behalf of the Interim Steering Committee of the Sierra Leone
> Research and Education Network (SLREN) to invite to the SLREN 2016
> Conference.
>
> The conference will take place on *28-29 July, 2016* at the Njala
> University Conference Centre, Njala Campus, Sierra Leone, starting each day
> at *10:00am* prompt.
>
> The SLREN 2016 Conference will bring together policy and decision makers,
> development partners, academics and researchers, Information/Library
> professionals, IT Experts and collaboration specialists from across Sierra
> Leone, West Africa and Europe. The aim of the conference is to discuss the
> status of SLREN establishment and the ongoing activities for the provision
> of advanced information and communication technology (ICT) services to the
> higher education and research community in Sierra Leone.
>
> The main theme of the conference is: "*Achieving Quality Education
> through Advanced **Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
> Services*”, with the following sub-themes:
>
>    1. The Role and Status of National Research and Education Networks
>    (NRENs) in Africa
>    2. UN Sustainable Development Goals and implications for Quality
>    Education in Sierra Leone
>    3. e-Readiness Assessment of Sierra Leone Tertiary Institutions
>    4. Community Digital Literacy Initiative: Closing the digital divide
>    in rural schools and communities
>    5. Priorities for research and teaching improvements in Sierra Leone
>    Higher Education
>    6. Universities, Research, Development and the Policy Environment
>    7. Supporting research and teaching through better access to online
>    research literature
>    8. Sustainable Access to Online Scholarly Information – the Ghanaian
>    Experience
>
> We hope that you will accept this invitation and look forward to working
> with you. Please kindly confirm your participation by 15th July 2016.
>
> I look forward seeing you.
>
> Best Wishes,
> Thomas Songu
> Interim Chairman, SLREN
>
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Thomas Songu

ICT Director


Njala University| Njala Campus| Private Mail Bag| Freetown| Sierra Leone|
West Africa

*E-Mail:* tsongu at njala.edu.sl

*Mobile*: +232 79 45 33 22

*Skype*: thomas.songu

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